Cardinal Volleyball Unveils 2024 Schedule

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville has released the 2024 volleyball schedule that has the Cardinals embarking on the most difficult schedule in school history.

UofL will face 13 teams that made an NCAA appearance including three regional finalists with 11 opponents ending the 2023 season ranked in the top 25. Six matches will be played at the KFC Yum! Center with other home matches to be contested in L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.

The Cardinals will open the season with regional rival Tennessee on Sept. 1. The Vols finished 2023 ranked No. 9 and made the NCAA regional semifinals. Just two days later, UofL will travel to State College, Pa., to face the Nittany Lions of Penn State, who finished last season ranked No. 12 and also made the regional semifinals.

Louisville will head to Northern Kentucky to face NKU, Missouri and South Dakota on Sept. 6-8 in a tournament. The Cards will then host the Cardinal Classic featuring Creighton and Northern Iowa, both of which were in the tournament a year ago with the Blue Jays finishing the season with a No. 15 ranking.

The annual Battle for the Bluegrass will be contested on Sept. 18, as the Cardinals head to Lexington to for a showdown with intrastate rival Kentucky.

Late September will mark a treacherous span of opponents starting with Nebraska on Sept. 21 or 22. The Huskers finished 2023 with a No. 2 ranking after falling in the national finals match. Next will be new conference member California when the Bears visit for a faceoff on Sept. 27 to kickoff the ACC slate. The Louisville Cardinals will get its first official match with Stanford Cardinal as a member of the ACC when the Cardinal invades on Sept. 29. Stanford reached the regional finals and ended 2023 ranked No. 5 in the final poll.

October opens with a two-match homestand featuring Clemson on Oct. 4. Next to visit will be Georgia Tech. The Yellowjackets and the Cardinals have tangled in both the regular and postseason in what has evolved into a lively rivalry that Cards fans have annually circled on their calendar. GT, which finished as No. 14 in the polls, made the NCAA Tournament in 2023 and beat Florida before falling to No. 1 Nebraska.

UofL hits the road for the always-challenging Florida swing when they face Florida State on Oct. 11 and then Miami on Oct. 13. Both teams made the NCAA tournament a year ago with FSU earning a No. 25 final ranking.

The Cardinals return to the Ville to face Wake Forest on Oct. 18 and NC State on Oct. 20 before travelling to Pitt for a showdown with the Panthers on Oct. 25. Pitt advanced to its third straight Final Four last year before falling to No. 1 Nebraska. Then the Cardinals make the trek to SMU for the Ponies' debut as an ACC team with the Cards on Oct. 27 in Dallas. Traditional travel partner Notre Dame will be waiting on Oct. 30 and then the Cards will turn right around on No. 2 to play the Irish again but this time in South Bend on Nov. 2.

UofL will stay on the road for a pair of matches beginning at Boston College on Nov. 8 and at Syracuse Nov. 10. Duke and North Carolina will visit on Nov. 15 and 17 respectively. The Ville will make a swing through Virginia with the Cavaliers of UVA on Nov. 22 and then on to Blacksburg to face the Hokies on Nov. 24.

The Cardinals will end their regular season by hosting Pitt on Nov. 27 and then fly to Stanford to face the Cardinal in Palo Alto on Saturday, Nov. 30.

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